Robert Wimmer Company (1852)
Departure: Early July 1852
Arrival: 15 September 1852
Company Information:
230 individuals and about 130 wagons were in the company when it began its journey from the outfitting post at Kanesville, Iowa (present day Council Bluffs).
Departure: Early July 1852
Arrival: 15 September 1852
Company Information:
230 individuals and about 130 wagons were in the company when it began its journey from the outfitting post at Kanesville, Iowa (present day Council Bluffs).
James Lang Hamilton (age 34) was an immigrant from Ireland who traveled to Utah with his wife, Mary Ann Campbell Hamilton (age 26), from Canada, and their children Sarah Jane Hamilton (age 10), Joseph Campbell Hamilton (age 4), Caroline Matilda Hamilton (infant), John Dennison Campbell Hamilton (age 8), and James Campbell Hamilton (age 6), Elizabeth Ann Hamilton (age 2). James' mother, Sarah Lang, (age 62) also traveled with the family to Utah.
I found your blog as i was researching my family. James Lang Hamilton is my 2nd Great Grandfather. I found more information about him in a book:Conquerors of the West: Stalwart Mormon Pioneers by Florence C. Youngberg. pg 987
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